Archie Darby dog attack: baby death 'not a criminal case'

The death of a baby boy mauled by a family dog is "unlikely" to be treated as a criminal investigation, police said.
Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on Thursday afternoon.
His brother Daniel-Jay Darby, who is 22 months old, is still in hospital.
The owner of the dog - the children's aunt - has been named as a serving police officer by other media outlets as 31-year-old PC Clare Ferdinand.
Essex Police has refused to confirm whether she is the same PC Clare Ferdinand who has spoken on behalf of Loughton CID in the media previously.... read more

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